Special week of 8's and 4's for Mom

Mom (Teresa MacDonald) turned 84 yesterday, 
so my body and mind really could not do 84k and I really wanted to have some fun, if you can call it that.

.. we're getting ready and feeling good for Dover in 10 weeks... Yes!

So here we go for a weeks worth of water.

day1

84 x 100  (1:30) except every 8th was on 1:25 and then 4th 1:35 (recovery)
300 c/d (8+4 lengths=12)

=8700 SCY

day2

w/u 500

2 x 400 (6:00)
28 x 50 (:45)
2 x 400
28 x 50 (11 on :45, 3 on :50)
2 x 400
28 x 50 (3 on :50, 4 on :45, 3 on :50, 8 on :45, 3,4,3)
2 x 400

c/d 500
= 8400 SCY/ 17100

day3

w/u 500

800 (12:00)
8 x 200 (3:00)      4 x 50 (:45)
800
8 x 150 (2:15)      4 x 50
800
8 x 100 (1:30)      4 x 50
800

c/d 500
= 8400 SCY/ 25500

day4 (early work day)

8 x 400 (6:25) <4 and="" are="" back="" drill="" easy="" font="" nbsp="" s="">
= 3200 SCY/ 28700

day5 (fun day with Amanda and John)

w/u 800

400 (6:00)
8 x 50 (:45)
4 x 100 (1:30)
8 x 50
4 x 150 (2:15)
8 x 50
4 x 200 (2:55)
8 x 50 (3 on :50, 1 on :45, 3 on :55, last one)

c/d 400
= 5000 SCY/ 33700

day6  
(short day... happy birthday Mike Oram <67 today="">... my EC pilot for 20 years this June)

600  with drill every 6th length                          
7 x 100 (1:35) odd last 25 is drill; even are swim

= 1300 SCY/ 35000

day7 

Happy 84th Mom (early work at the center today and need to do some pull ups)
    25's can be challenging
(at each end of the pool, do 2 pull ups (deep end) and 2 dips (shallow end)

2 x 25 (*no breathing wall to 1/2 way line)
50 free, breath every 5th and concentrate on a 6 beat kick. 
At the finish end kick 10 sec at the wall before starting the next set of 25's
4 x 25 *
50 free
6 x 25 *
50 free
8 x 25 *
50 free
10 x 25 *
50 free
12 x 25 *
50 free
12 x 25 (** no breathing from mid-pool line to wall)
50 free
10 x 25 **
50 free
8 x 25 **
50 free
6 x 25 **
50 free
4 x 25 **
50 free
2 x 25 **

= 2400 SCY/ 37400 total week yardage = just under 19 Nautical yards

Dream, Prepare, Succeed